Czubkowski Piotr, Socha Piotr, Pawlowska Joanna
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Immunology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Pediatr Transplant. 2010 Mar;14(2):169-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01256.x. Epub 2010 Jan 24.
Generation of free radicals in children after liver transplantation is multifactorial from ischemia-reperfusion injury, immunosuppression and post-transplant complications. Thus, this group is at higher risk of oxidative imbalance with molecular and clinical consequences. We discuss pathogenesis and ways of action against oxidative stress in liver transplant recipients.